VIOLA
I get back to the table and sit down beside Ashley after the new bar limit has been confirmed. She looks at me and smiles.
“You were gone a while,” she smiles knowingly waiting for me to spill the beans.
“I had to sort out the bar limit,” I reply blushing. “I wasn’t with him all the time.”
“Could have fooled me,” Ashley says. Bursting with curiosity, she asks, “What did he want?”
“To get together after the wedding,” I smile.
“Really?” Ashley asks surprised. “He doesn’t take it slow does he?”
I blush again as I think of just how slow we didn’t take it. I shake my head not trusting my voice to answer as I avoid Ashley’s gaze.
“You tart!” she whispers. “You didn’t!”
“Didn’t what?” I ask feigning ignorance but still not looking at her.
“I know you,” Ashley whispers again. “You dirty little girl!” she teases.
I look at her and feign offense. “Get your mind out of the gutter,” I smile.
“C’mon. Tell me, tell me!” she whispers, begging like a little child.
I have worked with Ashley for a long time and we are good friends. She knows me well and I know her well too. I’m enjoying stringing her along.
“We didn’t…” I say and let the thought hang in the air.
“…but?” she prompts.
“I had to come back here for the bar limit but you can call me commando,” I say as I sip my drink.
“Commando?” Ashley asks confused and then it hits her. Her hand flies to her mouth as she realizes what I mean. “Oh my…”
I smile at her and wink. Then her eyes flick to a point above and behind my head and a moment later I hear his voice again.
“Is this seat taken?” he asks.
Of course not, and if it was, it would have become vacant right now just for you, I think before I reply. “No, but I’m guessing it’s about to be.”
“That all depends on whether you’ll permit me to be seated,” he smiles as he waits for permission.
What a gentleman, I think wondering what he’s done with my panties.
say and then
quick wink and then excuses herself from the table. I want to ask her to
your busy schedule for
“You may,” I reply.
immaculate planning and execution of this wedding. It’s fabulous.” Rick says lightly. His voice is confident. It has an authoritative but kind tone. One that says, I’m in charge and I know what I
wood and it’s strong. Not in the sense that he has used too much, the
blushing again. I’m blushing between my thighs and I’m pretty sure he knows it. I squeeze my thighs together
you’re one of the top wedding planners in Los Angeles,” he says as
do the best I can for my clients. They are important
noble way of
You do know it works wonders, don’t you? I will add though that you had me under the tree. You don’t
you. I simply believe
you again,” I incline my
and lowers his voice. “Can we put our earlier moment aside? There’s something else I want to talk to
I
do whether you want to admit it or not. I believe I’m also one of the best at what I do and
to talk business? I start
talk about collaborating. I have a big network of people already though,” I reply.
understand that but I provide a niche service,” he replies. “I doubt you have someone like me on your team. Very few wedding planners
exactly is it that you
wallet and takes out a business card. He returns his wallet to his jacket pocket and hands
but don’t look at it immediately. I am mesmerized by his moves. They seem so fluid, lithe is the word that comes
a lawyer,” Rick
words hit me hard. A
confusion. “Why would I want to collaborate with a lawyer?” I don’t like lawyers for personal reasons and I can’t help the hint of irritation that creeps into my
drawn up
slowly. “Okay, that makes
course,” he smiles. He sits forward and
you mean
the
cough and splutter as I put down the glass. When my coughing fit is done, I take another few sips so my voice can return to normal. “Divorce?” I say
“Yes, divorce,” he repeats.
instant, everything that happened between us earlier is wiped out.
do realize that this is one of the most
One of the most beautiful
assume every marriage is going to end in divorce sooner or later?” I ask incredulously. This time
of them,” Rick replies. “But let me give you an idea of what I’m talking about. In California alone, divorce rates are estimated to be ten percent higher than the
as bad as divorce?”
like to guess what the national average is? It’ll make you wonder why ‘till death do us part’ is still being included
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